2 h. ago Gold FOMO in full swing: why people are lining up to buy bullion

Gold is not just hot right now - it’s smoking. But when people start lining up in streets to get their hands on it, there may be bigger problems ahead.

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4 h. ago Experts warn of ‘excessive bleeding’ for victims of rat poison

Health authorities are continuing to search for the source after five people were hospitalised in the Brisbane area in the past week.

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4 h. ago ‘Melbourne’s CBD is safe’: Premier rules out protest permits to protect police after weekend violence

Jacinta Allan rejected calls for a protest permit system and defended the right to protest peacefully, after a demonstration that saw rocks thrown at police.

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8 h. ago Protest permits needed to protect police from violence and injury, says union

Violence will continue at protests if no permit system to regulate rallies is introduced, union boss Wayne Gatt said.

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29 h. ago Racist slogans, flags burnt and missiles thrown at police as opposing protesters converge in CBD

At least one person has been arrested, and glass containers have been thrown at police as anti-immigration and counter-protesters rallied in the city.

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34 h. ago Millions march for ‘No Kings’ in biggest protest against Trump to date

Protesters have rallied against what they believe to be an authoritarian, anti-democratic administration that has sidelined the Constitution.

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60 h. ago Rare discovery in Kosciuszko National Park as NSW rejects Barilaro

Ecologists found a critically endangered creature in footage from a camera set up to monitor feral cats. It is found only in one other location in NSW.

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3 d. ago ‘For a bigger profit, I guess’: Why accused kickback mastermind inflated invoices

Sacked transport official Ibrahim Helmy also allegedly schemed with his right-hand man to “find loopholes” in the system, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard.

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3 d. ago In a rare solo performance, he saved his confession until the end of the show

The 2025 Melbourne International Jazz festival is in full swing and runs until Sunday.

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3 d. ago Peter V’landys and the turf war splitting Sydney racing on Everest day

A sold-out crowd will be at Randwick for Australia’s richest race on Saturday but off the track the sport’s controlling body and main club are at odds.

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3 d. ago Australia’s richest genre literary prize a tie between Tasma Walton and Robbie Arnott

For the first time, the $100,000 ARA Historical Novel award has been given to two authors whose work overlapped on a particular theme.

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4 d. ago ‘I’d be filthy’: The key call that helped Schiller overcome rocky road to Everest

The former champion apprentice made a call 11 months ago that helped him ride out a tough period and secure his first chance in the richest race on turf.

Politics

4 d. ago Eclipse set to expand rare earths bounty with Greenland drilling

Eclipse Metals has launched drilling at its 100%-owned Gronnedal rare earths project in southwest Greenland to extend its already huge 89Mt rare earths resource.

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4 d. ago ‘China v the world’: US calls on Australia in rare earths fight with Beijing

As he arrives in Washington, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be asked to join a US-led fight against China’s latest attempts to control global supplies of critical minerals.

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4 d. ago Chef Hugh Allen’s next venue is nothing like what he’s done at Vue de Monde

At Yiaga, in a lush city-fringe park, the ambitious young chef has created a restaurant that’s defiantly his own: a celebration of Australia’s natural riches, from the ingredients down to the bricks.

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4 d. ago How Thai cave rescue hero Richard Harris found peace on a remote New Zealand dive

The adventurous anaesthetist features in a new film about one of his most extreme dives yet.

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4 d. ago No time to work out? Why the ‘good enough’ method works so well

Life is busy. Instead of the perfect or even “just right” amount of activity, aim for “good enough” – and still reap the benefits.

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4 d. ago Rich lister Heloise Pratt lists Toorak house for $58m to $63m

The Visy heiress and her then husband Alex Waislitz bought the home in 2000, but it was recently transferred to her name.

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5 d. ago WA Police hunt fake cops who stole jewellery, cash during bogus search warrant

Police say the two men appeared to have dressed up as officers when they executed a fake search warrant at a Carlisle address back in August.

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5 d. ago Eclipse eyes NASDAQ dual listing to underpin US rare earths push

Eclipse Metals is planning a NASDAQ dual listing to tap North American investors and funding for its Greenland rare earths project as US demand for critical minerals ramps up.

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